New materials could boost the energy efficiency of microelectronics
6 days ago · MIT researchers developed a new fabrication method that could enable them to stack multiple active components, like transistors and memory units, on top of an existing circuit, which …
Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact - MIT News
Jan 17, 2025 · MIT News explores the environmental and sustainability implications of generative AI technologies and applications.
What’s the best way to expand the US electricity grid?
Dec 4, 2025 · Growing energy demand means the U.S. will almost certainly have to expand its electricity grid in coming years. What’s the best way to do this? A new study by MIT researchers examines …
Using liquid air for grid-scale energy storage - MIT News
Apr 10, 2025 · Liquid air energy storage could be the lowest-cost solution for ensuring a reliable power supply on a future grid dominated by carbon-free yet intermittent energy sources, according to a new …
Making clean energy investments more successful - MIT News
5 days ago · New research emphasizes the importance of well-validated models and forecasting tools in evaluating choices for investments in clean energy technologies and policies by governments and …
Concrete “battery” developed at MIT now packs 10 times the power
Oct 1, 2025 · New concrete and carbon black supercapacitors with optimized electrolytes have 10 times the energy storage of previous designs and can be incorporated into a wide range of architectural …
Energy | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6 days ago · New materials could boost the energy efficiency of microelectronics By stacking multiple active components based on new materials on the back end of a computer chip, this new approach …
New facility to accelerate materials solutions for fusion energy
Jun 9, 2025 · The new Schmidt Laboratory for Materials in Nuclear Technologies (LMNT) at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center accelerates fusion materials testing using cyclotron proton beam …
Preparing Taiwan for a decarbonized economy - MIT News
Nov 4, 2024 · Taiwan’s Innovative Green Economy Roadmap (TIGER) is a two-year program with the MIT Energy Initiative, exploring ways that industry and government can promote and adopt …
Startup turns mining waste into critical metals for the U.S.
Nov 8, 2024 · Phoenix Tailings, co-founded by MIT alumni, is creating new domestic supply chains for the rare earth metals and other critical materials needed for the clean energy transition.